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Our performance audit work contributes to improved public sector administration and accountability through objective reporting on the performance of Australian Government programs and entities.

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This page lists completed performance audit reports. View all performance audits in-progress.

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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 54 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 26 June 2013
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Administration of Government Advertising Arrangements: August 2011 to March 2013

The audit objectives were to assess the effectiveness of:

  • selected agencies’ administration in developing advertising campaigns and implementing key processes against the requirements of the Australian Government’s campaign advertising framework, and other key legal and administrative requirements; and
  • the ongoing administration of the campaign advertising framework.
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Ageing
Communications
Finance
Health
Human Services
Indigenous
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 48 of 2012–13)
Published: Wednesday 19 June 2013
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Management of the Targeted Community Care (Mental Health) Program

The objective of the audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs' (FaHCSIA) administration and management of the Targeted Community Care (Mental Health) Program.

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Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 46 of 2009–10)
Published: Tuesday 22 June 2010
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Child Support Reforms: Building a Better Child Support Agency

The objective of the audit was to assess the Child Support Agency's effectiveness in managing the implementation of the Building a Better Child Support Agency program.

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Department of Human Services
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Human Services
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 41 of 2009–10)
Published: Wednesday 26 May 2010
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Effective Cross-Agency Agreements

The audit objective was to assess whether agreements between Australian Government (Commonwealth) agencies reflect sound administrative practices. To meet this objective, the audit reviewed current government policy and a range of better practice guidelines, conducted interviews with agencies and examined cross-agency agreements, to formulate suitable audit criteria and subsequently develop better practice principles.

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Energy
Environment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
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Human Services
Immigration
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Research
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Tourism
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 39 of 2009–10)
Published: Monday 24 May 2010
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Medicare Australia's Administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of Medicare Australia's administration of the PBS. In assessing the objective, the audit considered three key areas:

  • Medicare Australia's relationship with the PBS policy agency (DoHA) and service delivery policy agency (Department of Human Services (DHS));
  • the management arrangements and processes underpinning Medicare Australia's delivery of the PBS (including the means by which Medicare Australia gains assurance over the integrity of the PBS); and
  • how Medicare Australia undertakes its three main responsibilities relating to the delivery of the PBS, namely: approving pharmacies; approving authority prescriptions; and processing PBS claims.
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Medicare Australia; Department of Human Services; Department of Health and Ageing
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Ageing
Health
Human Services
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 36 of 2009–10)
Published: Wednesday 19 May 2010
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Emergency Management and Community Recovery Assistance in Centrelink

The scope of the audit covered Centrelink's emergency management framework and community recovery assistance operations in general, with a specific focus on the 2009 North Queensland floods and Victorian bushfires. FaHCSIA's role during those disaster events was also considered as it played a key role in establishing the policy parameters of the services Centrelink delivered and addressing issues arising from policy implementation.

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Centrelink; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
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Centrelink
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 19 of 2009–10)
Published: Friday 18 December 2009
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Child Support Reforms: Stage One of the Child Support Scheme Reforms and Improving Compliance

The objective of the audit was to assess how effectively DHS (including CSA), FaHCSIA and Centrelink managed the implementation of stage one of the CSSR and the Improving Compliance program.

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Department of Human Services; Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Centrelink
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Centrelink
Human Services
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 2 of 2009–10)
Published: Monday 7 September 2009
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Campaign Advertising Review 2008-09

As an element of the arrangements implemented to support the role of the ANAO in reviewing campaigns' compliance with the Guidelines announced on 2 July 2008, the ANAO advised the chair of the JCPAA that the ANAO will provide regular summary reports to Parliament. Section 25 of the Auditor-General's Act 1997 provides for the tabling of such reports.

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Education
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Environment
Finance
Fisheries
Foreign Affairs
Health
Human Services
Social Services
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Transport
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 55 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 23 June 2004
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Management of Protective Security

The objective of the audit was to assess whether protective security functions in selected organisations were being effectively managed. In considering effectiveness, the audit assessed whether protective security arrangements: - were designed within the context of the business framework and the related security risks identified by the organisation; and - provided an appropriate level of support for the organisation's operations and the delivery of its services.

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Attorney-General’s Department; Department of Family and Community Services; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Special Broadcasting Service Corporation
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Agriculture
Attorney-General's
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Science
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 44 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 27 April 2004
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National Aboriginal Health Strategy Delivery of Housing and Infrastructure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities Follow-up Audit

The audit examined ATSIS' implementation of recommendations from Audit Report No.39, 1998-1999 National Aboriginal Health Strategy - Delivery of Housing and Infrastructure to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (the previous audit). In addition to assessing ATSIS' progress in implementing the recommendations of the previous audit, this follow-up audit examined ATSIS' performance reporting of the NAHS program, and concluded that the current level of aggregation of performance reporting makes it difficult to identify the particular contribution that the NAHS Program makes in improving services to Indigenous communities.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
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Indigenous
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 35 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 24 March 2004
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Compensation Payment and Debt Relief in Special Circumstances

This report covers a number of the discretionary compensation and debt relief mechanisms that are available to Commonwealth agencies, where individuals or entities have been disadvantaged by legislation, or actions by agencies or staff, or some other negative circumstances. It deals mainly with two legislative mechanisms, namely, act of grace payments and waivers of debt, and one administrative mechanism, the Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration (CDDA) scheme. This report also briefly covers two other mechanisms, namely ex gratia payments and payments in special circumstances relating to Australian Public Service (APS) employment. The main objective of the audit was to assess whether the management of claims for compensation and debt relief in special circumstances was in accordance with relevant legislative requirements and Commonwealth guidelines, and whether the current administrative policies and procedures were adequate.

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Finance
Immigration
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 27 of 2003–04)
Published: Tuesday 10 February 2004
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Management of Internet Portals at the Department of Family and Community Services

The primary objective of the audit was to assess FaCS' management of the Internet portals for which it had responsibility as lead agency, www.youth.gov.au, www.community.gov.au, and www.families.gov.au. The ANAO also included in the audit a website directed towards youth. The source which provided many of the services expected of a portal. The audit considered governance structures for the portals; measurement of efficiency and effectiveness; and control factors, such as change management,security, and legal issues.

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Department of Family and Community Services
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Indigenous
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 13 of 2003–04)
Published: Friday 7 November 2003
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ATSIS Law and Justice Program

The objective of the audit was to form an opinion on ATSIS' management of the Law and Justice Program, having particular regard to the relative needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The audit focused primarily on how effectively ATSIS manages and delivers the provision of legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The audit was desgined to compelement but not to reproduce previous audit and other evaluation activity relevant to the Program.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
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Indigenous
Social Services
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Performance audit  (Auditor-General Report No. 7 of 2003–04)
Published: Wednesday 24 September 2003
Published

Recordkeeping in Large Commonwealth Organisations

The audit reviewed the recordkeeping frameworks of four large Commonwealth organisations. The objective of the audit was to assess whether recordkeeping policies, systems and procedures were in accordance with relevant Government policies, legislation, accepted standards and recordkeeping principles, and applicable organisational controls.

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Centrelink; Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Department of Family and Community Services; Department of Health and Ageing
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Ageing
Agriculture
Centrelink
Fisheries
Forestry
Health
Social Services
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